1Instructions to Colonel John Glover and Stephen Moylan, 4 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
His Excelly having resolved to equip two armed Vessels has impowired you to negotiate this Business in which the followg Directions are to be observed. Copy in Joseph Reed’s writing, DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW . Although Reed’s copy has no dateline, it is endorsed “Octr 4th 1775.” The Varick transcript includes the closing, “I am, Gentn Your Most Obt Servt G. Washington.” GW left much...
2To George Washington from Stephen Moylan and Colonel John Glover, 9 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
We were too sanguine in our expectation on saturday, which occasiond Mr Moylan to tell Mr Reed, that one of the Schooners woud be ready for the sea on thursday next it is difficult to procure Carpenters to put them in the necessary order, we therefore think it will be saturday before the first will be ready to sail, on that day we wou’d reccommend to your Excellency to order the Captain & his...
3To George Washington from Stephen Moylan, 13 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
I arrived here the 11th inst. & deliverd Colonel Reeds Letter to the Chairman of the Committee in Consequence of which he calld a meeting of the members, the result was, that they woud deliver to my Care 1200 barrells of the flour, and let me know what would be done, with the rest of the Cargo, when they received an Answer to a Letter they had wrote to your Excellency, in which (they inform...
4To George Washington from Stephen Moylan, 19 January 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Stephen Moylan, 19 Jan. 1776. On 20 Jan. Robert Hanson Harrison wrote to Moylan: “Your Letter of the 19 Instant was delivered early yesterday & would have been Answered before this Evening, had not his Excellencys time been much employed in dispatchg Expresses to sundry places” ( DLC:GW ).
5To George Washington from Col. Stephen Moylan, 30 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Col. Stephen Moylan, 30 Jan. 1777. In his letter to GW of 2 Feb. , Moylan says, “I had the honor to write you the 30th ulto by Colonel Harrison.”
6From George Washington to Col. Stephen Moylan, 31 January 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Col. Stephen Moylan, 31 Jan. 1777. In his letter to GW of 3 Feb. , Moylan informs GW that “your favor of the 31st is this moment come to hand.”
7To George Washington from Colonel Stephen Moylan, 2 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor to write you the 30th ulto by Colonel Harrison, and have now to acquaint your Excellency that the 20,000 Dollars which I received your warrants for, is dispersd amongst the Officers Some of whom have got the horses for their Troops, and make further demands upon me, if your Excellency will be pleasd to give me an order on the Committee of Congress for what I may have occasion,...
8To George Washington from Colonel Stephen Moylan, 3 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 31st is this moment Come to hand, I am Sorry the wire did not prove good I will endeavour to get better & Send it by first Conveyance, I will Call at Hiltzemers this morning and enquire of him, indeed See myself the State of the horses, an acct of their Condition I will do myself the pleasure of informing your Excellency in my next. I am most Cordialy Dr Sir Your Most Ob. H....
9From George Washington to Col. Stephen Moylan, 8 April 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Col. Stephen Moylan, 8 April 1777. Moylan referred in his letter to GW of 14 April to the “receipt of your Kind favour of the 8th instant.”
10To George Washington from Colonel Stephen Moylan, 14 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
On receipt of your Kind favour of the 8th instant, I had fixt on this day, for my Setting out for Maryland, but the hostile appearances in this Bay are Such, that I have given up the thought of going there, and have wrote to Major Washington to repair to Baltimore, and take the part of the Regiment raiseing there under his Command, I have reccommended him to push them forward as Soon as...